Street Food- what is the safest?

Selkie · Mar 21st, 2008, 21:59

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Originally Posted by Nick-H

Did you know you can catch AIDS from going to the toilet with a dirty Rs2 coin in your pocket?

Are you SURE Nick? That does not sound at all right to me! How would that be possible?

Surely HIV/Aids is only transmissable by the passing of bodily fluids by direct body contact e.g. unprotected sex or sharing of hypodermic needles, or blood transfusion using infected blood.

Sorry I know the threads not about HIV but we should try to be accurate about it.........no?

Or am I missing the humour in your post?

the opoponax · Mar 21st, 2008, 22:12

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Or am I missing the humour in your post?

You probably are, if Nick will allow me to speak for him here.

Nick-H · Mar 21st, 2008, 22:14

Sorry... I meant to put

spot the ridiculous statement cleverly hidden in this post

at the bottom.

pan_nv · Mar 21st, 2008, 22:16

the first thing i look for as soon as i get to mumbai airport is chai and then if I land early 1/2 am go to the stalls in the city for vada pav/sandwitch. I can taste it just by the thought of vada pav.
Nick, I am just as addicted to tea, can do without food all day but no tea for couple hours would irritate me.

Selkie · Mar 21st, 2008, 22:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick-H

Sorry... I meant to put

spot the ridiculous statement cleverly hidden in this post

at the bottom.

Ahhh..... opppps!!

Selkie · Mar 21st, 2008, 23:43

Oh, I think I killed the thread! Sorry!

sarapheena · Mar 21st, 2008, 23:59

Armed with common sense and the messages from you folks, I will eat my way around India! I have printed the thread to share with namby-pamby husband. Of course now that I have been cocky and rude, who do you suppose will be felled by some horrible bacteria? Not Mr. Play-it-Safe!

PeakXV · Mar 22nd, 2008, 00:05

Apparently Hubby doesn't realize how many dead flies & boogers he's missing in that street potpuri

camelgirl · Mar 22nd, 2008, 00:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by sarapheena

Armed with common sense and the messages from you folks, I will eat my way around India! I have printed the thread to share with namby-pamby husband. Of course now that I have been cocky and rude, who do you suppose will be felled by some horrible bacteria? Not Mr. Play-it-Safe!

You'll be fine--you might get something but remind Mr. Namby Pamby you might get it at home. I had the worst food poisoning in New Jersey at a local diner we ate at often. Never in India.

My husband was violently ill after our most expensive, fancy meal in Thailand at a lovely restaurant. I ate something different and was fine. It was a real nightmare because we were leaving for Cambodia that day & he spent the whole short flight in the plane's toilet, barely made it to the hotel (thinking adult diapers may be an important travel item at this point

) and he missed our whole first day in Siem Reap. Full recovery by day 2 & my ever-present ginger tea!

machadinha · Mar 22nd, 2008, 02:58

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Originally Posted by Aishah

One very popular street food stall here, patronized by both tourists and locals produces a kind of crispy, flat golden coloured wafer-like 'plate' on which is dobbed chopped onion and some yellow chutney stuff. I don't know the Hindi name for this

Masala papadam or whatever they call it? It sounds like it; didn't run into this very often, it's a real treat if you do.

Quote:

Originally Posted by the opoponax

The arrivals area just outside the Mumbai airport is famous for being a mosquito hotspot, due to stagnant water in the parking lot. Guidebooks warn travelers to be advised of this and put on repellant ASAP if they're not already taking an antimalarial.

Yes, I've heard of this. Sorry for the quip if it looked that way; was more of a general reaction to some observations that often drift by here.

And ps

Quote:

Originally Posted by shashank.aggarwal

I am just trying to picture this country ..without the street food....NOOOOOOOOOO.....

You can say that again. Bhelpuri is still a must I'd say, but you're arguably taking a chance with it, I guess. Vegetable raita, ditto: To have or not to have... It's true that it's confusing, and no guidebook instruction will help you out here.

(And on the subject of guidebooks btw, from reports here one never knows are they too scare-mongering or too encouraging? Others would argue those books see danger everywhere and tell you not to do anything. I reckon they're best taken for what they are, their limitations and all.)

And pps nice if it's helped any, Sarapheena

Remember the reality you find there may well and yet be very different from anything we've described

Nick-H · Mar 22nd, 2008, 03:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Selkie

Oh, I think I killed the thread! Sorry!

On the contrary, you made my day!

the opoponax · Mar 22nd, 2008, 03:15

It's cool, Mach -- I have the same sort of eye-rolling opinion of certain things I find a little too picky. What gets me more than the sanitizer and the bug spray is people who are antsy about leaving their shoes outside temples. Or really any sort of western finicky-ness that results in culturally insensitive behavior.

The guidebooks are too scare-mongering about some things, and too lax about others, in my opinion. At the end of the day I guess it's just because we all have our various comfort levels, even the travel writers.

Nick-H · Mar 22nd, 2008, 03:21

I read that as arty and wondered how one would do that.

I expect there's a way

reneeautumn · Mar 28th, 2008, 01:42

I'm sooooooooo glad it'll be safe to eat street food. I always did when I was broke and living in New York, and man, I remember the amazing crepes I ate on the street in Paris....

dlesli · Mar 28th, 2008, 03:27

Somebody talk ALOO TIKKI CHAAT to me - wise street food choice? not wise? i can't figure out what all is in it to evaluate for myself, but am in love with the Taj Mahal Imports/Chaat Cafe version Richardson, Texas and would like to get my hands on the real thing on my next India trip. Thoughts?

Mar 21st, 2008, 22:14	#48
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Mar 21st, 2008, 23:59	#52
sarapheena Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 4	Thrilled with your responses.... Armed with common sense and the messages from you folks, I will eat my way around India! I have printed the thread to share with namby-pamby husband. Of course now that I have been cocky and rude, who do you suppose will be felled by some horrible bacteria? Not Mr. Play-it-Safe!

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pan_nv Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: sin city Posts: 70	the first thing i look for as soon as i get to mumbai airport is chai and then if I land early 1/2 am go to the stalls in the city for vada pav/sandwitch. I can taste it just by the thought of vada pav. Nick, I am just as addicted to tea, can do without food all day but no tea for couple hours would irritate me.

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Selkie Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 58	Oh, I think I killed the thread! Sorry!

Mar 22nd, 2008, 03:15	#57
the opoponax Maha Guru Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brooklyn, via New Orleans Posts: 1,022	It's cool, Mach -- I have the same sort of eye-rolling opinion of certain things I find a little too picky. What gets me more than the sanitizer and the bug spray is people who are antsy about leaving their shoes outside temples. Or really any sort of western finicky-ness that results in culturally insensitive behavior. The guidebooks are too scare-mongering about some things, and too lax about others, in my opinion. At the end of the day I guess it's just because we all have our various comfort levels, even the travel writers.

Mar 22nd, 2008, 03:21	#58
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 22,931	I read that as arty and wondered how one would do that. I expect there's a way

Mar 28th, 2008, 01:42	#59
reneeautumn Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 55	I'm sooooooooo glad it'll be safe to eat street food. I always did when I was broke and living in New York, and man, I remember the amazing crepes I ate on the street in Paris....

Mar 28th, 2008, 03:27	#60
dlesli Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: dallas Posts: 17	Somebody talk ALOO TIKKI CHAAT to me - wise street food choice? not wise? i can't figure out what all is in it to evaluate for myself, but am in love with the Taj Mahal Imports/Chaat Cafe version Richardson, Texas and would like to get my hands on the real thing on my next India trip. Thoughts?

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